Thea Petrou
@theapetrou.bsky.social
PhD Contemporary French Poetry | Writing about sonnets | Translating | In the garden
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#ArtAdventCalendar day 20: a #FolktaleWeek2024 piece. I thought I would tell another Canadian #folktale about a flaming ghost ship or strange light phenomenon which has been observed in New Brunswick in the Baie des Chaleurs. There are a few different versions of the folklore but the one I like is
December 20, 2024 at 12:40 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar day 20: a #FolktaleWeek2024 piece. I thought I would tell another Canadian #folktale about a flaming ghost ship or strange light phenomenon which has been observed in New Brunswick in the Baie des Chaleurs. There are a few different versions of the folklore but the one I like is
Another recent read I loved was Bound by Maddie Ballard from @theemmapress.bsky.social …a beautiful sewing memoir! The writer reflects on relationships, identity and more as she looks back on learning to sew and the various projects she has completed since.
#booksky 💙📚
#booksky 💙📚
December 19, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Another recent read I loved was Bound by Maddie Ballard from @theemmapress.bsky.social …a beautiful sewing memoir! The writer reflects on relationships, identity and more as she looks back on learning to sew and the various projects she has completed since.
#booksky 💙📚
#booksky 💙📚
Eden by Sonia Overall - what a brilliant book. Three narrative threads bring together a literature professor (Penelope), Hemingway and the voice of one of his female characters. Absolutely loved it and was gripped by Pen’s story…
#booksky 💙📚
#booksky 💙📚
December 19, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Eden by Sonia Overall - what a brilliant book. Three narrative threads bring together a literature professor (Penelope), Hemingway and the voice of one of his female characters. Absolutely loved it and was gripped by Pen’s story…
#booksky 💙📚
#booksky 💙📚
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Pictures that explain things.
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
December 14, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Pictures that explain things.
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
Clematis cirrhosa var. purpurascens ‘Lansdowne Gem’ bringing colour to the garden today… 🌱 1/2
December 13, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Clematis cirrhosa var. purpurascens ‘Lansdowne Gem’ bringing colour to the garden today… 🌱 1/2
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can’t stop thinking about this Mary Oliver poem 🥹
November 28, 2024 at 4:23 AM
can’t stop thinking about this Mary Oliver poem 🥹
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Calling all translators! We're building a Bluesky starter pack for emerging and established translators—so that we can follow each other and be in community together on the World Wide Web. If you want to be included, add yourself to this thread, and share this post far and wide with your networks :)
November 26, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Calling all translators! We're building a Bluesky starter pack for emerging and established translators—so that we can follow each other and be in community together on the World Wide Web. If you want to be included, add yourself to this thread, and share this post far and wide with your networks :)
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New on the blog today, I've written about ten haunting, atmospheric novellas I highly recommend.
Featuring books by J. L. Carr, Yūko Tsushima, Jhumpa Lahiri, Hanne Ørstavik & more! #BookSky #NovNov 💙📚
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Featuring books by J. L. Carr, Yūko Tsushima, Jhumpa Lahiri, Hanne Ørstavik & more! #BookSky #NovNov 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2024/11/21/t...
Ten haunting, atmospheric novellas I highly recommend
November seems to be a very popular time for themed cultural events, ranging from German Lit Month (which focus on books originally written in the German language) and #Noirvember (a tradition of w…
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November 21, 2024 at 7:16 AM
New on the blog today, I've written about ten haunting, atmospheric novellas I highly recommend.
Featuring books by J. L. Carr, Yūko Tsushima, Jhumpa Lahiri, Hanne Ørstavik & more! #BookSky #NovNov 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2024/11/21/t...
Featuring books by J. L. Carr, Yūko Tsushima, Jhumpa Lahiri, Hanne Ørstavik & more! #BookSky #NovNov 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2024/11/21/t...
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2/ to prep I'm revisiting this piece I wrote on the diary as a form of self-portrait in the work of Susan Sontag and Alix Cléo Roubaud a while back, which is one of my favorite things I ever wrote -- I thought I'd reshare it here maifeminism.com/disappearing...
Disappearing into the Future Perfect: Spaces of Self-Picturing in the Diaries of Susan Sontag and Alix Cléo Roubaud
Elkin situates the diaries of Alix Roubaud and Susan Sontag alongside their creative work. A new reckoning of the personal and political.
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November 19, 2024 at 10:40 AM
2/ to prep I'm revisiting this piece I wrote on the diary as a form of self-portrait in the work of Susan Sontag and Alix Cléo Roubaud a while back, which is one of my favorite things I ever wrote -- I thought I'd reshare it here maifeminism.com/disappearing...
Sharing this video I made for #TranslatorsAloud on this new platform… I’m reading from my sample translation of Abel Quentin’s THE SEER OF ETAMPES…which won funding from Villa Albertine to be translated into English! The book is seeking a publisher…
#translation
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO3x...
#translation
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO3x...
Thea Petrou reads from Abel Quentin's THE SEER OF ETAMPES (seeking a publisher)
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November 17, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Sharing this video I made for #TranslatorsAloud on this new platform… I’m reading from my sample translation of Abel Quentin’s THE SEER OF ETAMPES…which won funding from Villa Albertine to be translated into English! The book is seeking a publisher…
#translation
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO3x...
#translation
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO3x...
Late post for #insectthursday - 🐝 and Anemone ‘Royal Candy’…🌱
November 14, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Late post for #insectthursday - 🐝 and Anemone ‘Royal Candy’…🌱
Cobea scandens / cup-and saucer vine still in flower…🌱
November 12, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Cobea scandens / cup-and saucer vine still in flower…🌱
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New on the blog today, I've written about THE DOOR by Magda Szabó (tr Len Rix).
An extraordinary portrayal of a complex, co-dependent relationship between a Hungarian writer and her enigmatic, unpredictable housekeeper. Phenomenal stuff! #BookSky 💙📚
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An extraordinary portrayal of a complex, co-dependent relationship between a Hungarian writer and her enigmatic, unpredictable housekeeper. Phenomenal stuff! #BookSky 💙📚
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The Door by Magda Szabó (tr. Len Rix)
First published in Hungarian in 1987 and translated into English by Len Rix in 2005, The Door is the third book I’ve read by Magda Szabó, and it’s very much of a piece with Iza’s Ballad and Katalin…
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November 12, 2024 at 7:09 AM
New on the blog today, I've written about THE DOOR by Magda Szabó (tr Len Rix).
An extraordinary portrayal of a complex, co-dependent relationship between a Hungarian writer and her enigmatic, unpredictable housekeeper. Phenomenal stuff! #BookSky 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2024/11/12/t...
An extraordinary portrayal of a complex, co-dependent relationship between a Hungarian writer and her enigmatic, unpredictable housekeeper. Phenomenal stuff! #BookSky 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2024/11/12/t...
Hellebores in full swing now…🌱
February 7, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Hellebores in full swing now…🌱
Remembering warmer days and allotment flowers in the frost this morning 🌱
January 19, 2024 at 8:34 AM
Remembering warmer days and allotment flowers in the frost this morning 🌱
First hellebores coming through… 🌱
January 5, 2024 at 7:24 AM
First hellebores coming through… 🌱
The December garden 🌱…
December 14, 2023 at 8:56 AM
The December garden 🌱…
Hello @phuonganh.bsky.social 👋🏼 great to see you on Bluesky!
December 13, 2023 at 12:39 PM
Hello @phuonganh.bsky.social 👋🏼 great to see you on Bluesky!
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I'm here in the blue sky...
December 4, 2023 at 10:24 AM
I'm here in the blue sky...
Brilliant to see you on Bluesky @marianchristie.bsky.social !
December 4, 2023 at 9:47 AM
Brilliant to see you on Bluesky @marianchristie.bsky.social !
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New on the blog today, my thoughts on Samantha Harvey's luminous novella ORBITAL.
A stunning meditation on the fragility of life, the beauty and vulnerability of planet earth and the power of human connection in a rapidly evolving world. I adored it.
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2023/11/21/o...
A stunning meditation on the fragility of life, the beauty and vulnerability of planet earth and the power of human connection in a rapidly evolving world. I adored it.
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2023/11/21/o...
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
I’ve long been a fan of Samantha Harvey’s work, from the structurally fascinating novel The Western Wind to the luminous meditation on insomnia The Shapeless Unease. Harvey’s latest book – the...
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November 21, 2023 at 7:16 AM
New on the blog today, my thoughts on Samantha Harvey's luminous novella ORBITAL.
A stunning meditation on the fragility of life, the beauty and vulnerability of planet earth and the power of human connection in a rapidly evolving world. I adored it.
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2023/11/21/o...
A stunning meditation on the fragility of life, the beauty and vulnerability of planet earth and the power of human connection in a rapidly evolving world. I adored it.
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2023/11/21/o...
Autumn colours for my first post…
November 21, 2023 at 7:33 AM
Autumn colours for my first post…